Key Highlights of the WHO Study on Adolescent Girls
Context: A recent World Health Organization study, published in the Lancet medical journal, found that adolescent girls aged 15 to 19 who have been in relationships have experienced physical or sexual violence. The survey, conducted with thousands of adolescent girls from 154 countries and regions, underscores the global prevalence of violence against young women in […]
About the Jhumur Dance
Context: The Assam government is gearing up for a grand Jhumur dance performance featuring 8,000 tea tribe artists. Relevance: GS I: Culture About Jhumur -Source: India Today
Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Assassinated in Tehran
Context: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in the Iranian capital, Tehran, early on July 31. The 62-year-old, who had been managing Hamas’s political operations from exile in Qatar, reportedly died in what Hamas described as an Israeli “strike” on his residence. The Israeli military has not commented on the incident so far. Relevance: Dimensions […]
Supreme Court of India Allows Sub-Classification of Reserved Categories
Context: The Supreme Court of India, in a review judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, has delivered a landmark verdict allowing states the authority to sub-classify reserved category groups, such as Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), for reservation purposes. This 6-1 majority decision overturns the 2004 ruling in E.V. Chinnaiah vs. […]
Ministry of Civil Aviation Introduces Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill 2024
Context: The Ministry of Civil Aviation has tabled the “Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill 2024,” replacing the Aircraft Act 1934, in an effort to move beyond the colonial legacy of aviation and modernize the sector. The Aircraft Act 1934 was originally enacted to regulate the manufacture, possession, use, operation, sale, import, and export of aircraft. Relevance: […]
Current Affairs Quiz 02 August 2024
Current Affairs 02 August 2024
CONTENTS Supreme Court of India Allows Sub-Classification of Reserved Categories Context: The Supreme Court of India, in a review judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, has delivered a landmark verdict allowing states the authority to sub-classify reserved category groups, such as Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), for reservation purposes. This 6-1 […]
The Relevance of Pumped Storage Projects
Context: The Union Budget for 2024-25 promised a new policy to promote pumped storage projects for electricity storage, aiming to smoothly integrate the increasing share of renewable energy, which is inherently variable and intermittent. Relevance: GS3- Environmental Pollution and Degradation, Infrastructure- Energy Mains Question: Discuss the principle of operation of pumped storage projects highlighting their significance. Where […]
Supreme Court’s Decision in Allowing GM Mustard
Context: India’s challenging journey with genetically modified (GM) food crops reached another milestone last week. A two-judge Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Sanjay Karol from the Supreme Court of India delivered a split decision on whether to allow GM mustard in farmers’ fields. Relevance: GS3- Biotechnology Mains Question: GM crops might not be perfect, but […]
India and US Sign Historic Cultural Property Agreement
Context: India and the US have signed their first Cultural Property Agreement (CPA) to tackle illegal trafficking of cultural artifacts and facilitate the return of antiquities to their countries of origin. Relevance: GS II: International Relations Cultural Property Agreement